Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - These sources include (1)  dedicated vehicle license fee and sales tax revenue streams known as “realignment ” funds, (2)  revenues from the Mental Health Services Fund (MHSF) —established by the MHSA and funded through a 1  percent tax on incomes over $1  million, and (3)  federal funding accessed through Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - A special fund is created to fund a specific purpose and is supported by taxes and fees levied on payors who receive the service supported by the fund. The administration reports that it identified $1  billion in reduced non-General Fund expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Sep 16, 2022 - Farmworker Housing Grant Program — Los Angeles County/USC General Hospital Campus Reuse — Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program — $7,218 a Funding is ongoing. HCD = Housing and Community Development; CTCAC = California Tax Credit Allocation Committee; CalHFA = California Housing Finance Agency; and Cal  ICH California Interagency Council on Homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4622

The 2019-20 May Revision: Considerations for the Revised Housing and Homelessness Plan

May 13, 2019 - Specifically, the state ’s 13 most populous cities would receive $275  million, counties would receive $275  million, and Continuums of Care —local entities that administer housing assistance programs within a particular area, often a county or group of counties —would receive $100  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4045

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Shifts Some County IHSS Costs to General Fund, Potentially Addressing Some State ‑County Cost ‑Sharing Issues. The budget proposes a number of changes to the mechanism by which the state provides counties with funding for IHSS costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 8, 2020 - Maintains $500  Million Increase for Expanded Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. The budget authorizes the award of $500  million for the state ’s low-income housing tax credit program, which provides tax credits to builders of rental housing affordable to low-income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4278

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - These include: $750  Million to Strengthen County “Behavioral Health Continuum. ” As described earlier, the Governor proposes $750  million General Fund —made available over three years —for competitive grants to counties to purchase or renovate real estate for behavioral health facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - Specifically, to expedite construction of projects that have successfully acquired some state funding, this program provides accelerated funding in lieu of waiting for state tax credits. Project Roomkey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

Main Types of Disaster Recovery Assistance

Jan 10, 2019 - Property Tax Relief. Under state law, the county assessor may reduce the assessed value of property damaged in a disaster to reflect the damage. The reduced value remains until the property is fully repaired, restored, or reconstructed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3917

Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Approvals

May 17, 2016 - In California, many cities and counties find that housing developments lead to more local costs than offsetting tax revenues. This is because these properties do not produce sales or hotel tax revenues directly and the state ’s cities and counties typically receive only a small portion of the revenue collected from the property tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3470